Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-06-15

Alumni smuclasica u reanklsn end Nsruball
college and The Allentown FO0olo coiie9N
ell Of which disooafsss wses publishsd in
Darine bis psseoesse In Pb,lsde,ph Mr..
Lewis Audearied We admitted BY renewed
proteeaton 10 membershir In the church.
M. Audonfied he'd beon In his youth Q
member OF the Reformed church, and had
Tor some ye.rs proposed TO leave handsome
Doquoat To its principal literary institution.
He becAme greatly attached 70 his pastor,
and seems TO have become convinced that he
possessed Q special aptitude for historical
study. At his death. which occurred on the
i.th O. October, 1913, II w.s found .i that me ne
archaeology In Franklin and Marshall col.
lege, and had Ia the same document ex.
pressed . desire that his pastor, the Kew.
Joseph II. Dubbs, should be the first incum.
bent Of said professorship. Having accepted
a call to this position, he entered upon Its
duties on the 9th of September, lS15.
Since his connection with Franklin and
Marshall college DR. Dnbbs has performed Q
"Coloniai Literature" I" Imagination in the
study OF History" "Surnames," etc, have
appeared in pamphlet form. In 1850 he pub
lished monograph on 1.-THE Early Hymn
ology Of Pennsylvania" which attracted at
tention on account of its minute research in
an untrodden field. In lss4 he discovered
and published, with notes, a series Of docu.
menB which cast Q new Light on the
early history OF the United Brethren In
Christ His services in this respect are fully
recognized by recent historians Of the latter
denominations From lsSo to 1854 he edited
The Guardian, monthly magazine pub
lished in Philsdelphis. He also contributed
to the "Schatf- tf-Herzog Encyclopedi diA" Id
1855 he wrote and published, ut the request O
the General synod, the Historic Manual O
the Reformed Church," volume of AZ;
pages. This work was very kindly received
and several large editions were sold. 1t Il
| now ont Of print
| In lS7s Dr. Dubbs visited Europe, travel
ing ss tar south rs Naples and PomPeii. Ii
Paris he preached. by request, to 18th
Prof. Charles Rudy and Count Leon d
Rosny, elected q corresponding member G
| the Ethnographic Institute OF France Th
degree OF doctor OF divinity was eonferre'
upon him in ISIS, by Ursinus college. Ii
lSS5 he became Fellow of the Royal Histo'
for many years q member OF the Histories
| society OF Pennsylvania, and has recsntl
been elected president Of tire Lancaste
County Historical society.
| In 1858 Dr. Dubbs was married to Mary l.
| Wilson, daughter OF the late Thomas Bir'
Wilson, Of Allentown, and grand.daughte
Of the Hon. James Wilson, who Is vel
known in the early history OF the state
| They have four children. one Of their son
is member of the present grad uating class 9
| the college.
Since IS77 DR.. Dubbs has been secretar
| of the faculty of Franklin and Marshall CO.
| lege, a position which involves vast amour
| of clerical labor. He is al present engaged Il
editing and preparing for publication tn
"Centennial Memorial Volume OF the co
lege. He is also engaged In translatin
aud editing the early correspondence OF tn
synods OF Holland with the Reforme
churches OF America, work of considerable
historical Importance